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FULL TIME: ARSENAL 3-0 WATFORD: The game comes to an end and it was a comfortable 3-0 win for Arsenal and they could have scored more as watford were completely outclassed.
The referee indicates that there will be 3 minutes of added time.
Young swings the ball in from the corner flag and finds the head of Henderson who heads from 6 yards but Fabregas clears.
Stewart shhots with a left footed drive and tests Lehman who sends it into the path of King who smashes at goal from close range but Lehman is there again to make the save.
The game has gone a little dead now as Arsenal have taken their foot off the accelerator and Watford try and play down the clock.
Foster sends his free kick up field towards King but the flag is up for offisde aginst him and Arsenal regain possession.
Gael Clichy comes on in place of William Gallas.
Arsene Wenger is incensed as Hleb is brought down by Mahon in a 50:50 challenge and the player leaves the field for more treatment.
Watford are being completely outplayed by Arsenal here as they pass the ball amongst themselves while the Watford players look on.
King picks up the ball on the halfway line and goes on a long run down the wing, crosses for Francis who heads staright at Lehman.
Gallas surges into the box but Doyley comes across to put the ball out for a corner.
A change for Arsenal as Tomas Rosicky is repalced by Robin Van Persie.
Hleb threads the ball through to Rosicky as Arsenal clearly fancy another goal and Foster makes another good save to deny them.
ARSENAL 3-0 WATFORD (ADEBAYOR): ADEBAYOR makes it 3 for Arsenal after an unselfish ball from Henry in the are allows him to sweep the ball past Foster.
Hoyte puts a deep cross in for Adebayor who just can't get his head to it and DeMerit is there to clear up for Watford.
A superb fingertip save from Foster as a great strike from Rosicky heads towards the bottom corner.
Arsenal make a change with Theo Walcott making way for Alexander Hleb.
Fabregas finds Toure who takes the ball well and lines up a shot before Shittu comes across to make a good tackle and put the ball out of danger.
Rosicky threads the ball through to gallas who has made a superb run down the wing. The ball comes to Hoyte who swings the ball towards goal but Foster scrambles it away.
Fabregas feeds the ball into the path of Henry who could shoot but decides to leave it for Gallas who lets it run and Arsenal waste a good chance.
Watford make a second change as Chris Powell comes on in place of Bouazza.
Bouazza flicks it forward for Henderson who rolls it into the path of King but he fails to control it and the ball goes out of play.
Rosicky comes forward, finds Walcott who cuts inside the box and surprises Doyley by getting a shot in whcih just skims over the bar.
Henry takes a short corner on the left as Arsenal try to work it into the box.
Young takes an early corner for Watford which he swings in towards the far post but it is hit out by Arsenal.
The second half gets underway and arsene Wenger has made no chages at the break but Tommy Smith has been replaced by Darius Henderson.
HALF TIME: ARSENAL 2-0 WATFORD: Arsenal lead 2-0 at the break after a comfortable half which they controlled from the first minute while Watford have struggled to make good chances in front of goal.
Young and Lehman collide and the Arsenal goalkeeper is sent clattering into the post but seems to be able to continue.
The referee indicates that there will be 2 minutes of added time.
ARSENAL 2-0 WATFORD (HENRY): THIERRY HENRY wins the ball in the penalty area, turns quickly and smashes the ball past Foster to double Arsenal's lead making it 2-0.
Smith wastes a great chance in front of Arsenal's goal as he cannot get the ball on target from 10 yards.
Henry should have doubled Arsenal's lead as a mistake gifts him the ball on 25 yards. He powers forward and curls it towards goal sending it just wide of the left upright.
Toure brings down King to gift Watford possession. Mahon feeds it upfield.
Smith volleys from close range but he does not test Lehman as it soars over the crossbar.
Walcott puts a good ball in to the far post looking for Adebayor again but he puts just too much on it and it drfits out for a goal kick.
ARSENAL 1-0 WATFORD (STEWART): Fabregas curls his free kick into the box towards Adebayor but it finds the head of JORDAN STEWART who heads into his own goal to make it 1-0 to Arsenal.
Shittu crashes into the back of Adebayor to gift Arsenal a free kick in a dangerous area halfway inside the Watford half.
Fabregas and Rosicky link up really well as Arsenal stream forward but Rosicky tries to take it just too far and Foster gets a hand to it before Mahon clears.
Silva clashes with King and concedes the free kick. Jordan Stewert feed the ball up the left channel.
Henry bursts into the penalty area and bears down on Foster who makes a good save but the flag is up for offside anyway.
Smith is booked for a poor challenge on Rosicky.
Rosicky, on the edge of the area, finds Fabregas who slices his shot over the bar.
Smith finds King who powers forward, gets to the by-line and cuts the ball back to the near post for Francis who almost turns it in.
Justin Hoyte goes on an excellent solo run and makes his way into the penalty area, sending the ball towards Henry but Jay DeMerit heads out for a throw.
Gallas cuts the ball across field to Fabregas who sends it forward but Lloyd Doyley is the only one to meet it and clears the danger for Watford.
Watford are hanging on at the moment as Fabregas breaks free into the box, rounds Foster but smashes his effort into the side-netting.
A great ball in from Theo Walcott finds Rosicky who shoots again but Watford get bodies in front of it to block.
Foster is forced into a double save as Tomas Rosicky drives the ball straight at him before Emmanuel Adebayor smashes his parry back at him.
Hameur Bouazza does really well on the left to chip the ball towards King who strives to meet it but doesn't.
William Gallas makes his way to the halfway line but he cannot find anyone in space and cuts the ball back to Johan Djourou who finds Lehman again.
Ashley Young tries to fnd a way through the Arsenal defence and clips the ball over the top towards Marlon King but Jens Lehmann is off his line to claim.
Arsenal win a free kick on the left just inside Watford's half. Cesc Fabregas swings the ball towards the penalty area but it comes to nothing as Ben Foster directs the ball away.
Arsenal line up against Watford having suffered 3 major injury setbacks this week with Julio Baptista, Fredrik Ljungberg and Emmanuel Eboue all out of the side for some time. Watford meanwhile begin with Marlon King and Ashley Young upfront.
Arsenal's celebrations began before kick off and continued after the final whistle as the Gunners secured their sixth victory on the trot. Arsene Wenger was on the pitch before the game to commemorate 10 years in charge and then they got the win that takes his side another step closer to the summit as he bids to mark the decade by securing the Premiership title. The Gunners weren't firing on all cylinders though, but a bitty performance was still enough for Arsenal to go in at half time with a comfortable 2-0 lead. The first real chances of the game came on six minutes when the ball fell to Tomas Rosicky just outside the right side of the area. The Czech international unleashed a fierce low drive that Ben Foster got down to quickly, although his parry fell to the feet of Emmanuel Adebayor, the young 'keeper set himself quickly to make another superb save to turn the Tongolese striker's shot away for a corner. Theo Walcott, starting his first Premiership game, was clearly a threat and was able to cope with the robust defending style of the able Lloyd Doyley. Walcott, still only 16 years of age, picked out Francesc Fabregas on the left side of the area after 12 minutes. Unfortunately the Spaniard carried the ball a couple of yards too far forward and his shot from an acute angle found the wrong side of the side netting. A minute later Adebayor was just a foot or so short of getting a touch on a ball across goal from Walcott. Watford did summon a couple of half chances on the quarter hour, one when a ball from Ashley Young travelled right across Jens Lehman's goal as Marlon King just failed to connect before Justin Hoyte cleared the ball away for a corner. Thierry Henry, who by his standards was having a slow start, created his first real opportunity of the game when he showed a clean pair of heels to Jordan Stewart to work himself a shooting opportunity from the edge of the area but his effort was too tame to beat Ben Foster. The 'keeper, who is on-loan from Manchester United, showed his worth and potential. He foiled a fine sweeping move by Arsenal on 27 minutes. Johan Djourou won possession in his own area to then deliver a 40 yard cross field pass to Justin Hoyte who in turn found Fabregas. The young Arsenal playmaker then poked a short pass into the path of Rosicky who ran into the right side of the penalty area, but his effort to chip into the net was scuppered by the on-coming 'keeper's outstretched hand. Arsenal were beginning to take more and more control and a goal looked inevitable. It came on 33 minutes but was scored by a Watford Player, unfortunately for the Hertfordshire side into his own net. A free kick from the left side was flown in onto the head of Adebayor who glanced the ball on to Kolo Toure. Jordan Stewart tried to block out the Ivorian but unfortunately re-directed the ball past Foster for Arsenal's opener. Henry looked certain to claim Arsenal's second on 40 minutes but after seizing on a loose ball following a defensive mix-up between Doyley and Jay DeMerit, his attempt to curl the ball around Foster unfortunately bounced just wide of the right post. The Gunners talisman made no such mistake three minutes later when he doubled his side's lead. A goal kick from Jens Lehman bounced over the heads of the Watford defence and Henry latched on to the ball to accelerate into the left side of the area past DeMerrit before firing left footed beyond the dive of the Watford 'keeper for the Gunners to go in at the interval leading 2-0. Arsenal began brightly after the re-start and Watford hardly claimed a touch. Arsene Wenger's side turned up the pressure and increased the tempo in search of more goals. Foster kept Watford in the game with more fine saves but there was little he could do on 68 minutes when Adebayor claimed his first and Arsenal's third goal. Fabregas received the ball in midfield to release Henry with a delightful threaded ball beyond a flat-footed Watford defence. The Gunners striker sped towards goal drawing Foster out before squaring the ball for Adebayor who side footed into an empty net from close range. Damien Francis claimed Watford's first real effort on target following a long throw out by Foster, who clearly spotted Arsenal had too many players committed in attack. As Robin Van Persie accelerated back to cover as centre back, a cross from the right found the head of Francis but the effort fell tamely into the arms of Lehman. Marlon King fired a well struck shot at Lehman late on, but the belief in their ability to make an impression on the result was clear, leaving the Gunners to claim all the points in a 3-0 win.
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